Our Chief, Our Doctor (1952)
It chronicles the experiences of a neighbourhood doctor, whose taste for tonkatsu (a popular Japanese dish, similar to a pork schnitzel) earns him the nickname ‘the pork cutlet prince’ (‘Tonkatsu Taisho’, the film’s Japanese title) from the affectionate residents of the tenement in which he lives. When a local hospital, run by a female doctor, plans to expand, the future of the tenement is called into question.
Director:
Yūzō Kawashima
Writer:
Yūzō Kawashima
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Shūji Sano as Yusaku Araki |
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Etsuko Miyama as Shizuko |
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Keiko Tsushima as Mayumi Sada |
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Rieko Sumi as Kikue |
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Teiji Takahashi as Shuji |
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Takeshi Sakamoto as Tahei |
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Michiko Ikuno as |
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Ryuji Kita as |
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Yōko Kozono as |
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Kōji Mitsui as |
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Toshinosuke Nagao as |
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Kōji Shitara as |
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Shin Tokudaiji as |
| Writing | Tsuneo Tomita | Original Story |
| Writing | Yūzō Kawashima | Screenplay |
| Camera | Toru Nishikawa | Director of Photography |
| Art | Seiichirō Sakai | Art Direction |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Yūzō Kawashima | Director |